He might not be their manager any more but Louis Walsh still comes in handy for Jedward.

The boys made a right mess of their scheduled appearance on Through The Keyhole by removing all their worldly goods from their flat, including the beds... which somewhat defeats the point of the show.

The duo – who now wish to be known as John and Edward rather than the conjoined Jedward – and their mum/manager Susanna didn’t quite grasp the concept of the series.

It features panellists who have to guess the identity of the property owner from clues liberally sprinkled around the home. Sadly, the popsters “decluttered” their flat just outside Dublin ahead of the ITV production team’s arrival from London.

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A source tells me: “The place was empty. There was absolutely nothing in there to work with. They’d even taken out their beds and replaced them with campbeds.

“There were no ‘clues’ because they’d left the place so sparse.

“Besides the campbeds there was just a single chair in each bedroom. They obviously had no inkling what the show was ?about and didn’t like the idea of people snooping through their things – which is the ?whole point, really.

“The production team couldn’t believe what they were left with and, what’s worse, they’d flown all their equipment in from London at huge cost.”

Comedian Keith Lemon, who fronts a new revamped series of Keyhole, which will air on Saturday nights, was put up? in a hotel along with all the crew but found themselves with no celeb home? to shoot.

Enter Dublin-based X Factor judge Louis Walsh (well, it is partly his fault that the X Factor runners-up even exist in the first place).

My insider continues: “Louis stepped in at short notice to let the cameras film in his home instead and it worked really well, with the show getting a bigger name, too.

“By the end of filming, everyone could see the funny side of the Jedward situation but there had definitely been a few hairy moments.”